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Quick fact. Ready? Consuming a large amount of carbs prior to a workout will cause the body to use those as energy as supposed to dipping into its own carb stores in the liver.

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When it comes to doing exercise, there is no right or wrong way to do it! If you enjoy playing soccer, then do that! Or if you love going for a jog, then by all means, do it! One should not cage them self in the gym and tear themselves apart simply to look a certain way. You need to show yourself the love and care that you deserve, and really just get moving in a way that makes you genuinely happy!

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The period of time following a workout is known as EPOC, excess post oxygen consumption. During this time, the body increases its oxygen uptake, temperature, and calorie expenditure simply to recover from the workout. The higher the intensity of exercise, the greater oxygen deficit created, and thus, and greater EPOC period. Amazing, isn’t it?

Quick fact. Ready? After about 2 hours of prolonged training is when our body begins to dip into protein as 5-15% of our energy source. These proteins, in particular, are our BCAAs, which are stored in the muscles themselves.

Quick fact. Ready? When we workout at moderate intensities, the vessels in our skin dilate in order to send more blood to the surface and release heat from the body. However at high intensities, that blood is redirected towards the heart and working muscles to fuel their high levels of work. This leads to less thermoregulation, and thus a higher risk of overheating when working at very high intensities, especially in hot weather.

Quick fact. Ready? Fast twitch muscle fibres are actually larger in size than slow twitch muscle fibres. This is why athletes who are involved in more power producing movements; such as sprinters or discus throwers; have more muscle surface area than a endurance athletes, such as marathon runners.

Quick fact. Ready? When one becomes more aerobically fit, such as with prolonged endurance activities, one's body becomes more efficient at burning fat, as supposed to carbs, over a wider range of intensity outputs. This helps to preserve muscle glycogen, and thus helps to combat fatigue.

Quick fact. Ready? The branch chain amino acids, leucine, isoleucine, and valine, are very important for synthesis of muscle, and are often contributors to energy during high intensity workouts. Out of all of them, leucine is the most anabolic, thus is contributes the most towards the building of stronger muscles.

Quick fact. Ready? When exercising at higher intensities, one often begins to feel fatigued even once half of intramuscular glycogen stores have been depleted. Higher carb diets may help to delay this fatigue by replenishing these muscular energy storages.

Quick fact. Ready? During physical activity, there is a whole bad vasoconstriction, EXCEPT for at the working muscle itself. This dilation at the active muscles is caused by the metabolites released during contraction, and helps to redirect blood flow towards them.

Quick fact. Ready? Endurance training for a minimum of 5-6 hours every week can result in a physical enlargement of the heart itself known as Athlete's Heart Syndrome. The increase in size allows for the heart to pump out more blood with every beat, making it more efficient. This is the body's way of adapting to the increased oxygen demand being put on it during prolonged aerobic training. Now, who wouldn't want a bigger heart?

Quick fact. Ready? There are two different forms are strength that can be developed; absolute strength and elastic strength. Absolute strength involves lifting 80-100% of your 1 rep max, with physical hypertrophy of the muscle. Elastic strength focuses more on speed and explosive power, which lifting at 70-80% of 1 rep max.

Quick fact. Ready? Too much acidity with in the body can result in an array of physiological malfunctions, including things like decreased muscle synthesis, increased muscle loss, decreased immunity, elevated cortisol levels, and decreased athletic performance. These are only a couple of reasons why it's so important to stay away from overly acidic foods, emotions, and lifestyle choices.

Quick fact. Ready? Creatine can help improve high intensity performance (strength, power, speed) by up to 5-10%